Air Mauritius has commenced weekly operations to Wuhan, China.
Flight MK690 departs Mauritius at 09h20 on Saturdays and arrives in Wuhan at 00h10.
The return flight, MK691, departs Wuhan at 02h10 and arrives in Mauritius on Sundays at 08h40 (all timings Mauritius local.)
The Wuhan route will be served by an Airbus A340 in a 34 business class and 264 economy class configuration.
Air Mauritius will operate as a charter on this route with committed seats.
The national carrier launched operations to China in July 2011, with one weekly flight to Shanghai.
Air Mauritius now serves the Chinese market through its hubs in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore.
In addition to Wuhan, it also operates charter flights to Chengdu.